Ok I have a 5 year ol boxer named Blitz. She is a pretty good dog but there are some things that I need help with.
1. Recently she started whining all of the time. I don't know if it is because she is boerd. she is used to haveing 2 other little dogs to play with but now she is alone with out a fenced backyard to play in. I take her for 3 long walks every day and try to play with her as much as I can every day. she also has a ferret to keep her company
2. Aggresive to other dogs. We have a begel next door to us and another one acrossed the street. a old timer chocolate lab down at the end of the road and a loose (yes sometimes not suporvised) border collie down the street a little ways. Any who when Blizt meets another dog she nips at them and is aggresive to them unless they are a puppy I don't know what to do. If she sees another dog she goes crazy whining and crying jumping around like a wild animal. I don't understand and I don't know what to do about it.
3. She can't be left alone, not that crate training is bad but I can't even step out side with out being worried she is going to tear up my house. She cries at the door when me or my significant other leaves home. It's like she thinks we are never comming back.
Any help would be great! I have never had a dog that was so unusal

Anna

It could be that she is mourning the loss of her two playmates. When dogs lose part of their "pack" (animals or people that are close to them) they go through separation anxiety and mourning, just like some humans do after a death of a loved one. All of these behaviors sound like she is in mourning. I have a 10 year old German Shepherd who was never an "only dog" and four months ago we had to put down her friend due to cancer. She seemed fine at first, but almost like a "delayed reaction" lately she has been showing signs of stress...never wanting to be left alone, and when she is left alone she misbehaves (pees on things, chews up things, etc.) When I am home, she is never more than a few feet from me at all times, always somewhere she can keep an eye on me. She had never behaved this way before she lost her friend. I believe that your dog is going through the same thing. What I have begun to do is to let her know that I am still pack leader, and in charge, not her...and I have tried to keep things around the house in a routine, so she can predict what is going to happen, as well as giving her some extra love and attention. I would try to get her routine back to the way it was, or as close as possible, when she had the other two with her. You may also want to consider getting a new friend for her, if you are so inclined. If you are down to one, because that is all you want, then try to see if you can get her to make friends with new dogs...but it will take time and patience. Check with the vet to see if you can get a recomendation to a good behaviorist or dog trainer...you may want to also try obedience classes...that will give you an upper hand in the "leader of the pack roll" and put her in a situation to meet new friends. Good luck!

Ya, your dog most probably is experiencing separation anxiety because of separation from his friends.

You can either considering getting a new friends for him or you will need to reconstruct the relation build between you and him. You will need to give him more attention and love at the beginning stage.

as, he is now so attach to you. You can plan your departure ahead. Start the training before your vacation start. Train your dog to be apart from you from short period of time (15-30minutes). Every time you are being apart from him, dog starts to feel stress and later on develop to anxiety problem. So, before any anxiety feeling develop you will be home to stop it. As time goes by, they will start to adapt to the situation.

Danielle

[lil mutt]

how about try gradually leaving her behind and give her treats when you come back... like 1hr then 2 hrs then increase it until she used to it...